Latest Fact-checks in Texas Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Michael Sullivan stated on July 19, 2010 in a Twitter post: Says the director of NASA says its main mission is Muslim outreach. Gordon Quan stated on June 30, 2010 in an e-mail blast: Some cardiologists estimate "70 percent of all males over 50 have some form of heart disease." Jeb Hensarling stated on July 8, 2010 in a speech: "Today almost half our debt is owned by foreigners." Leticia Van de Putte stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Democratic Party convention: Says Bill White's program to bring dropouts back to school was "so successful that almost every city in our state has replicated" it. John King stated on July 13, 2010 in a question to San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro: "Sometime in the next decade, there will be more Latinos in the state of Texas than there are Anglos. That will happen sometime in the next five to eight to ten years." Wendy Davis stated on June 27, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Democratic convention: "We caught (the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) lying to us about the results of air quality studies in the Barnett Shale." Rick Perry stated on April 26, 2010 in a press release: On debating. Stephen Colbert stated on July 6, 2010 in a segement on The Colbert Report: "It turns out that Texas has an $18 billion budget shortfall and can't afford its new science textbooks." Rick Perry stated on July 13, 2010 in an interview with CNBC: "We have more kids take the SAT than any other state in the nation. I mean a high percentage of our kids take the SAT." Sheila Jackson Lee stated on July 15, 2010 in a special order speech on the U.S. House floor: "Today, we have two Vietnams, side by side, North and South, exchanging and working." Rick Perry stated on July 13, 2010 in an interview: "We don't get a lot of calls from this White House… I have, frankly, never had a call from them." Bill White stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech to the Texas Democratic Party convention in Corpus Christi: "Rick Perry accepted more stimulus funds than any other governor except the governors of California and New York." John Cornyn stated on July 9, 2010 in a Talking Points Memo article: "There have been 30 published polls in this election cycle and Harry Reid's been trailing in every single one." Jeff Weems stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech: Says Texas has one state inspector for every 4,500 oil and gas wells. Bill White stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Democratic Party convention: "In Rick Perry’s Texas, we import nurses ... from other countries." Scott Hochberg stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech at a caucus at the Texas Democratic convention: "Only about a third" of Texans who enroll in college graduate. Bill White stated on June 17, 2010 in a press conference.: Says Gov. Rick Perry is "by far and away the highest-paid state employee on an hourly basis." John Cornyn stated on July 1, 2010 in a conference call with Texas reporters: "Sen. McConnell offered a fully paid two-month extension of unemployment insurance." Boyd Richie stated on June 16, 2010 in an e-mail: Says Rep. Ken Legler "voted against installing fire sprinklers and emergency power generators in nursing homes." Bill White stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech: "In Rick Perry's Texas, the governor threatens to leave, to secede from the greatest country in the" world. Jeff Weems stated on June 26, 2010 in a speech: "I’m running against a groundhog. He saw his shadow on the primary day, and no one has seen him since." David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Says state Rep. Jim Keffer, a GOP lieutenant to House Speaker Joe Straus, "did mail pieces for Democrat Mark Strama to help him defeat" a Republican. David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Texas state Reps. Dan Branch and Jim Pitts, lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus, "are helping Democrat Ellen Cohen against her Republican challenger, doing events with her in her district." David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: "Powerful Houston Democrats Sylvia Garcia (Democrat county commissioner in Harris County) and Elyse Lanie(r) (wife of the former liberal Democrat mayor Bob Lanier) sponsored a Democrat fundraiser for Speaker (Joe) Straus with numerous Democrat officials and high-ranking union officials." David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Says Republican lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus "aired radio ads supporting Democrat(ic state Rep.) Mark Homer... helping the Democrat to a narrow win." Carol Morgan stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Democratic convention: "We’re No. 1 in child hunger." John Faulk stated on June 12, 2010 in a speech: Says Houston’s 18th congressional district has been "gentrified" and is home to "more Anglos than African Americans." John McCain stated on June 27, 2010 in comments on 'Meet the Press': "Phoenix, Arizona, is the No. 2 kidnapping capital of the world." Ted Ankrum stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech: Says U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul is "the sixth-richest person in Congress." Bill White stated on June 17, 2010 in a press conference: Gov. Rick Perry broke his promise that he would not accept a $40,000 pay increase.
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Michael Sullivan stated on July 19, 2010 in a Twitter post: Says the director of NASA says its main mission is Muslim outreach. Gordon Quan stated on June 30, 2010 in an e-mail blast: Some cardiologists estimate "70 percent of all males over 50 have some form of heart disease." Jeb Hensarling stated on July 8, 2010 in a speech: "Today almost half our debt is owned by foreigners." Leticia Van de Putte stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Democratic Party convention: Says Bill White's program to bring dropouts back to school was "so successful that almost every city in our state has replicated" it. John King stated on July 13, 2010 in a question to San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro: "Sometime in the next decade, there will be more Latinos in the state of Texas than there are Anglos. That will happen sometime in the next five to eight to ten years." Wendy Davis stated on June 27, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Democratic convention: "We caught (the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) lying to us about the results of air quality studies in the Barnett Shale." Rick Perry stated on April 26, 2010 in a press release: On debating. Stephen Colbert stated on July 6, 2010 in a segement on The Colbert Report: "It turns out that Texas has an $18 billion budget shortfall and can't afford its new science textbooks." Rick Perry stated on July 13, 2010 in an interview with CNBC: "We have more kids take the SAT than any other state in the nation. I mean a high percentage of our kids take the SAT." Sheila Jackson Lee stated on July 15, 2010 in a special order speech on the U.S. House floor: "Today, we have two Vietnams, side by side, North and South, exchanging and working." Rick Perry stated on July 13, 2010 in an interview: "We don't get a lot of calls from this White House… I have, frankly, never had a call from them." Bill White stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech to the Texas Democratic Party convention in Corpus Christi: "Rick Perry accepted more stimulus funds than any other governor except the governors of California and New York." John Cornyn stated on July 9, 2010 in a Talking Points Memo article: "There have been 30 published polls in this election cycle and Harry Reid's been trailing in every single one." Jeff Weems stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech: Says Texas has one state inspector for every 4,500 oil and gas wells. Bill White stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Democratic Party convention: "In Rick Perry’s Texas, we import nurses ... from other countries." Scott Hochberg stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech at a caucus at the Texas Democratic convention: "Only about a third" of Texans who enroll in college graduate. Bill White stated on June 17, 2010 in a press conference.: Says Gov. Rick Perry is "by far and away the highest-paid state employee on an hourly basis." John Cornyn stated on July 1, 2010 in a conference call with Texas reporters: "Sen. McConnell offered a fully paid two-month extension of unemployment insurance." Boyd Richie stated on June 16, 2010 in an e-mail: Says Rep. Ken Legler "voted against installing fire sprinklers and emergency power generators in nursing homes." Bill White stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech: "In Rick Perry's Texas, the governor threatens to leave, to secede from the greatest country in the" world. Jeff Weems stated on June 26, 2010 in a speech: "I’m running against a groundhog. He saw his shadow on the primary day, and no one has seen him since." David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Says state Rep. Jim Keffer, a GOP lieutenant to House Speaker Joe Straus, "did mail pieces for Democrat Mark Strama to help him defeat" a Republican. David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Texas state Reps. Dan Branch and Jim Pitts, lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus, "are helping Democrat Ellen Cohen against her Republican challenger, doing events with her in her district." David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: "Powerful Houston Democrats Sylvia Garcia (Democrat county commissioner in Harris County) and Elyse Lanie(r) (wife of the former liberal Democrat mayor Bob Lanier) sponsored a Democrat fundraiser for Speaker (Joe) Straus with numerous Democrat officials and high-ranking union officials." David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Says Republican lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus "aired radio ads supporting Democrat(ic state Rep.) Mark Homer... helping the Democrat to a narrow win." Carol Morgan stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Democratic convention: "We’re No. 1 in child hunger." John Faulk stated on June 12, 2010 in a speech: Says Houston’s 18th congressional district has been "gentrified" and is home to "more Anglos than African Americans." John McCain stated on June 27, 2010 in comments on 'Meet the Press': "Phoenix, Arizona, is the No. 2 kidnapping capital of the world." Ted Ankrum stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech: Says U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul is "the sixth-richest person in Congress." Bill White stated on June 17, 2010 in a press conference: Gov. Rick Perry broke his promise that he would not accept a $40,000 pay increase.
Michael Sullivan stated on July 19, 2010 in a Twitter post: Says the director of NASA says its main mission is Muslim outreach.
Gordon Quan stated on June 30, 2010 in an e-mail blast: Some cardiologists estimate "70 percent of all males over 50 have some form of heart disease."
Jeb Hensarling stated on July 8, 2010 in a speech: "Today almost half our debt is owned by foreigners."
Leticia Van de Putte stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Democratic Party convention: Says Bill White's program to bring dropouts back to school was "so successful that almost every city in our state has replicated" it.
John King stated on July 13, 2010 in a question to San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro: "Sometime in the next decade, there will be more Latinos in the state of Texas than there are Anglos. That will happen sometime in the next five to eight to ten years."
Wendy Davis stated on June 27, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Democratic convention: "We caught (the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) lying to us about the results of air quality studies in the Barnett Shale."
Stephen Colbert stated on July 6, 2010 in a segement on The Colbert Report: "It turns out that Texas has an $18 billion budget shortfall and can't afford its new science textbooks."
Rick Perry stated on July 13, 2010 in an interview with CNBC: "We have more kids take the SAT than any other state in the nation. I mean a high percentage of our kids take the SAT."
Sheila Jackson Lee stated on July 15, 2010 in a special order speech on the U.S. House floor: "Today, we have two Vietnams, side by side, North and South, exchanging and working."
Rick Perry stated on July 13, 2010 in an interview: "We don't get a lot of calls from this White House… I have, frankly, never had a call from them."
Bill White stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech to the Texas Democratic Party convention in Corpus Christi: "Rick Perry accepted more stimulus funds than any other governor except the governors of California and New York."
John Cornyn stated on July 9, 2010 in a Talking Points Memo article: "There have been 30 published polls in this election cycle and Harry Reid's been trailing in every single one."
Jeff Weems stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech: Says Texas has one state inspector for every 4,500 oil and gas wells.
Bill White stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Democratic Party convention: "In Rick Perry’s Texas, we import nurses ... from other countries."
Scott Hochberg stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech at a caucus at the Texas Democratic convention: "Only about a third" of Texans who enroll in college graduate.
Bill White stated on June 17, 2010 in a press conference.: Says Gov. Rick Perry is "by far and away the highest-paid state employee on an hourly basis."
John Cornyn stated on July 1, 2010 in a conference call with Texas reporters: "Sen. McConnell offered a fully paid two-month extension of unemployment insurance."
Boyd Richie stated on June 16, 2010 in an e-mail: Says Rep. Ken Legler "voted against installing fire sprinklers and emergency power generators in nursing homes."
Bill White stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech: "In Rick Perry's Texas, the governor threatens to leave, to secede from the greatest country in the" world.
Jeff Weems stated on June 26, 2010 in a speech: "I’m running against a groundhog. He saw his shadow on the primary day, and no one has seen him since."
David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Says state Rep. Jim Keffer, a GOP lieutenant to House Speaker Joe Straus, "did mail pieces for Democrat Mark Strama to help him defeat" a Republican.
David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Texas state Reps. Dan Branch and Jim Pitts, lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus, "are helping Democrat Ellen Cohen against her Republican challenger, doing events with her in her district."
David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: "Powerful Houston Democrats Sylvia Garcia (Democrat county commissioner in Harris County) and Elyse Lanie(r) (wife of the former liberal Democrat mayor Bob Lanier) sponsored a Democrat fundraiser for Speaker (Joe) Straus with numerous Democrat officials and high-ranking union officials."
David Barton stated on June 12, 2010 in an open letter: Says Republican lieutenants to House Speaker Joe Straus "aired radio ads supporting Democrat(ic state Rep.) Mark Homer... helping the Democrat to a narrow win."
Carol Morgan stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech at the Texas Democratic convention: "We’re No. 1 in child hunger."
John Faulk stated on June 12, 2010 in a speech: Says Houston’s 18th congressional district has been "gentrified" and is home to "more Anglos than African Americans."
John McCain stated on June 27, 2010 in comments on 'Meet the Press': "Phoenix, Arizona, is the No. 2 kidnapping capital of the world."
Ted Ankrum stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech: Says U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul is "the sixth-richest person in Congress."
Bill White stated on June 17, 2010 in a press conference: Gov. Rick Perry broke his promise that he would not accept a $40,000 pay increase.
